You do have to give Mr. Joyful some credit for keeping the conversation short, making sure it's too the point, keeping his conversation with Dr. Grumpy to the point, and not needing immediate counseling services (whine whine whine wife whine whine thanks for listening, doc!)from Dr. Grumpy.

Hey Doc, sounds to me like they were trying to score some pain pills. Half the people in the country are walking around looped on pain pills and that is how they get them. So how many did you give him ? The happy pills I mean. Nobody goes out for a walk, or rides a bike or plays with a puppy, they just go to Doc and say their back hurts and the pain needs to go away--pill em up. Me ilike walking the dog.

wow, I don't know who's worse, her for saying that to him, or him answering the phone during an appointment AND putting it on speaker phone...I couldn't imagine me ever answering my phone during an appointment, I always put it on silent...BUT, what are happy pills?? and where can I get some?? Do I just ask my doctor for pills that make me happy??? not that I'm unhappy, but they sound interesting and I could always just take them during family get togethers, lol...

oye! Why do people fight in public? So rude...and uncomfortable. I worked as a veterinary technician for a year and a half and I will never forget this older couple who would argue in front of me, but act really cute and nice to one another when the DVM was present. It was so awkward to hear them call each other stupid one mintue and then 'honey' or 'sweetheart' the next.

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